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Important Changes To Intel TDX Coming With Linux 6.14
Important code restructuring to the Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) code is landing for the Linux 6.14 kernel to make it more robust moving forward and preparing for future features around this confidential computing / trusted execution environment...
2025-01-22 06:14
Qt 6.9 Toolkit Beta 2 Now Available For Testing
The second of three planned betas for the Qt 6.9 cross-platform UI toolkit is now available for testing ahead of the planned stable release in March...
2025-01-22 05:57
VirtualBox Update Adds Support for Linux Kernel 6.13
VirtualBox 7.1.6 is out, the third maintenance release to the VirtualBox 7.1 stable series first released in September of last year. Headline offering in this update is initial support for the recently released Linux kernel 6.13 in Linux Guest Addition...
2025-01-22 02:30
Wine 10.0 Released with New Drivers, Features & Changes
A cork has popped on a new stable release of Wine, the open-source compatibility layer that makes it possible to run Windows apps and games on Linux and macOS. Over 6 thousand changes were distilled in the Wine 10.0 release – changes collected, coll...
2025-01-21 20:48
Wine 10.0 Release Brings New Drivers, Features & Changes
A fresh stable release of Wine — the open-source compatibility layer that makes it possible to run Windows apps and games on Linux and macOS — has been uncorked. More than 6,000 thousand changes were distilled in Wine 10.0, changes collected, coll...
2025-01-21 20:48
FreeBSD 15.0 Aims For Reproducible Builds / Zero-Trust Builds With Fresh Funding
The FreeBSD Foundation has begun receiving funding to work on zero-trust builds / reproducible builds. The work will hopefully be wrapped up in time for the major FreeBSD 15.0 release...
2025-01-21 20:36
VirtualBox 7.1.6 Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.13
VirtualBox 7.1.6 open-source virtualization software is now available for download with initial support for Linux kernel 6.13 and many other changes. Here's what's new! The post VirtualBox 7.1.6 Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.13 appea...
2025-01-21 20:04
Wine 10 Released with Experimental Bluetooth Driver, New HID Pointer Driver
Wine 10 is now available for download with experimental Bluetooth driver, new HID pointer device driver, Wayland driver improvements, support for display mode virtualization, and more. Here's what's new! The post Wine 10 Released with Experimental Blue...
2025-01-21 17:05
SDL 3 Officially Released With New APIs, Better HiDPI & Improved Audio Handling
In addition to the Wine 10.0 stable release today, making the day very exciting as well for Linux gamers is the first official SDL 3.0 release!..
2025-01-21 17:05
Ubuntu Summit 2024 Reflections
As we move into 2025, we wanted to reflect on the crowning event of the year: the Ubuntu Summit. Just over two months ago, we celebrated Ubuntu’s 20th birthday in The Hague, the Netherlands. We’re still buzzing from the electric atmosphere you all ...
2025-01-21 16:54
Btrfs Changes Land In Linux 6.14 With New RAID1 Round-Robin Option
In addition to the Bcachefs changes for the Linux 6.14 kernel, the Btrfs file-system feature updates have also been submitted and merged for this next version of the Linux kernel...
2025-01-21 16:35
Ubuntu Devs Debate Moving from IRC to Matrix
Ubuntu is mulling a switch to Matrix from IRC to handle real-time development discussion. Canonical’s Robbie Bask has has begin a discussion on the Ubuntu Developer Mailing list regarding a potential switch in an effort to find consensus for or again...
2025-01-21 16:12
New "AMD Node" Driver Introduced In Linux 6.14 For Splitting Up Legacy Northbridge Code
On the first day of the Linux 6.14 merge window there were a number of new AMD CPU features submitted. That's continued today with so far having the new "amd_node" driver to talk about for splitting up the modern Zen-era code and more of the legacy AMD...
2025-01-21 14:10
Wine 10.0 Released With Native Wayland Support, Better HiDPI
As was expected this week, Wine 10.0 stable is now available as the newest annual feature release to this open-source software that allows running Windows games and applications on Linux and other platforms. Wine also serves as the basis for Valve's St...
2025-01-21 12:03
Raspberry Pi Monitor Pairs Great With The Raspberry Pi 500 As A $100 Display
Along with recently announcing the Raspberry Pi 500 keyboard computer and the Raspberry Pi 5 16GB (review still forthcoming; the 16GB model only arrived last week), the Raspberry Pi Monitor debuted last month as their first foray into displays. For $10...
2025-01-21 11:30
Serpent OS Developing disks-rs To Safely Deal With File-Systems & Block Devices In Rust
Serpent OS as the modern, from-scratch Linux distribution being led by well known open-source developer Ikey Doherty has started on a new project: disks-rs. The disks-rs project is intended to deal with file-systems, installation / partitioning, and bl...
2025-01-21 10:36
Linux 6.14 Landing Support For FPGA Support On AAEON UP Maker Boards
Adding to the plethora of new hardware support coming with the Linux 6.14 kernel is enabling upstream support for the FPGAs found on the Intel-powered AAEON UP single board computers that are targeted for makers, hobbyists, and various industrial uses...
2025-01-21 10:15
GNU Linux-Libre 6.13 Kernel Released for Software Freedom Lovers
GNU Linux-Libre 6.13 kernel is now available for download. This release is based on Linux kernel 6.13 and it’s targeted at those who seek 100% freedom for their personal computers. The post GNU Linux-Libre 6.13 Kernel Released for Software Freedom Lo...
2025-01-21 10:11
Linux 6.14 Networking Brings Many Wired & Wireless Driver Improvements
The big networking subsystem feature pull was sent out this morning for the Linux 6.14 merge window...
2025-01-21 08:54
Open-Source Radeon Vulkan Driver "RADV" Seeing More RDNA4 Work In Recent Days
Over the past week there has been an uptick in patches pertaining to RDNA4's GFX12 graphics engine within the open-source Radeon Vulkan driver "RADV" for Mesa 25.0 to benefit Linux systems...
2025-01-21 08:24